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There seems to have been a takeover of the U.S. government by radical liberal socialists without a shot being fired.

Having the right people in the right places has proven devastating. Driven by far-left educators in our educational system, Obama-selected military leaders, and especially the collusive mainstream socialist media. It’s the coup that wasn’t, and it will put the U.S. in a worsened downward spiral than even the liberals could have hoped for. How so many short-sided Americans can be so naive boggles the mind.

All the Trump headlines about his sexual exploits are nothing but a slight-of-right hand trick. Have the complacent and ill-informed watch the right hand giving entitlements and favors, while they send the country down the globalism path with the left hand benefitting only the super wealthy. Open borders flooding the country with illegal aliens to shore up the left’s voter roster has drained the Treasury and compromised our safety at home.

Hillary is a corrupt liar out to line her pockets with cash as she sells off our jobs and national security. She has lied right to her supporters’ faces, and she has lied to the country. The crooked media stubbornly buries the truth of her criminal actions, but spends untold resources digging up dirt on Trump.

Why can’t we focus on enforcing immigration laws, tax reform, law and order in our cities, and the economic policies a seasoned businessman like Trump can offer to get the country back to being a profitable proposition for all Americans. He knows we need to rebuild and modernize our military to cope with terrorism and the world threats we face. I say let’s throw the bums in D.C. out, both parties, and start over with a movement by the people. Gosh, what a novel idea, you mean we can actually do that? Yup, but the fix is in unless we mass the voting booth with the newly awakened. One good thing, at least I’m sure they missed that Trump ran over a cat back in 1982.

R. BRUCE JOHNSON

Sandpoint